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Intellectual Property – Worthless To A Startup, Priceless To A Big Dumb Company

InfoChachkie

Patents held by startups generally have a limited ability to reduce competition. The average time required to obtain a patent is 36-to-40 months, during which there is no guarantee your adVenture will ultimately receive patent protection. Even if you are granted a patent, the scope of your claims may be significantly denuded.

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How Deka Sounds Is Using 3D Printing For Your Next Bluetooth Headset

socalTECH

We''ve put a spin on this, where you can use your own personalization or custom designs for your own Bluetooth headset, just like you would create a personalized case for your smartphone. I got a lot of pushback--none of them wanted to change their designs, and no one thought anyone would wear a flower. Why raise money on Indiegogo?

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Interview with Joe Fisher, Contour Energy

socalTECH

As a result, in 2007, our three lead investors -- including CMEA Capital, U.S. That's what we licensed from Caltech, and now, with our own people, we've been able to take it to the next level, not only from the technology but also the design perspective.

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CallFire Bootstraps 50,000 Signups and Hires Former NetZero CEO

Tech Zulu Event

CallFire simplifies telephony, making sophisticated, expensive carrier-class telecom capabilities available through an easy-to-use GUI and API platform, which the company pioneered in 2007.

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Interview with Milo Sindell, Knowledge Genie

socalTECH

Essentially, it guides the author through a four step process to design, build, test, and publish their creation. If you're an expert in a certain technology--say, business process design--and have thought about publishing a book, this is a quicker, faster, and more comprehensive way to share it with the world.

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How brain-amputated developers created the social media plague

SoCal Delicious

The web is broken by design and we cannot fix it anymore. It’s not the Web that’s broken by design. Hardcore SEO Porn Harrys explicit SEO Dojo Peeping Geeking with Greg Bills search patent close-ups Tomorrows Free SEO Porn Edwards SEO TGP FAQ Sexy T-Shirts. Designating antisocial geeks. Sad but true.

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Roping in the Legal Eagles

InfoChachkie

Just as you would not ask your family physician to perform a coronary bypass, do not ask your corporate lawyer to help you write your patent application. However, you should seek a patent attorney when it is time to craft your patent application. Copyright © 2007-9 by J. Your Lawyer is not a Doberman….